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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1882

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Letters to the Editor. Queanbeyan Licensing Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 June 1882 · page 2

SIR,—Last wednesday was the Licensing Court day, according to your issue just received, and I notice that several licences are granted conditionally till the 20th,…

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The Toowoomba Murder. Mrs. Spillane's Confession

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 June 1882 · page 3

THE following is the confession of Margaret Spillane, after her removal from the Police Court at Toowoomba, on the 12th June last, where with her husband she was…

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Local News and Notes. Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, 27Th June. Before Messrs A. J. Cunningham, J. J. M. Wright, and J. Cartwright. Obscene Language

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 June 1882 · page 2

Charles Wells, who had been arrested on the previous night for using obscene language in Monaro-street, pleaded guilty, and paid the penatly imposed—five shillings…

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Local News and Notes. Queanbeyan Police Court. Friday, June 30

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 July 1882 · page 2

BEFORE J. J. Wright Esq. J.P. DESCENE LANGUAGE. Cornolius Grady, locked up the previous night, appeared on the baove charge, which…

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Horrible Murder of a Fisher Boy

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 July 1882 · page 4

AT Leeds Assize, before Mr. Justice Watkin Williams, Osmond Otto Brand, 27, master and owner of a Hull fishing smack, the-Rising Sun, was charged with…

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Triple Murder and Suicide

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 July 1882 · page 2

THE London Daily News reports that on the 12th May a shocking occurrence took place in the West-end of Hammersmith, in whiich three children were murdered by…

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Extraordinary Scene in Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 July 1882 · page 2

THE Melbourne Evening Mail states that a most extraordinary scene occurred at the Court of General Sessions on Tuesday morning. Mr. Purves, in rising to address…

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Cooma Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 1882 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, July 12, before the Police Magistrate, James Conway was charged with breaking into a shepherd' s hut, at Cockatoo station, near Micalago, on the 6th instant, and stealing…

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District Intelligence. Gundaroo. at the Gundaroo Police Court, on Friday July 21, before Messrs A. Dyce and Wm. Affleck. Cutting and Wounding

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 July 1882 · page 2

William Burns, on remand, was charged with the above offence. Constable Agassiz's evidence given [?] two different occasions was read over…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Wednesday July 26Th. Before G. Fane De Salis Esq., J.P. Horse Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1882 · page 2

Cornelius Guymer, who had been apprehended on the previous day on warrant, was brought before the court charged with stealing a horse the property of one Benjamin Hiam…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1882 · page 2

THE quarterly meeting of the licensing court for the district of Queanbeyan lapsed on Wednesday owing to the absence of a duly appointed licensing magistrate. The original…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, August 1St

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 August 1882 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs Byrne, Campbell, A. J. Cunningham and Crace. ILLEGALLY USING. Cornelius Gogzer, in custody, was brought…

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Local News and Notes. Queanbeyan Small Debts Court. Tuesday, August 1St

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 August 1882 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs Byrne, Campbell and Crace. Isaac Bowman v. Rees Evans.—Plaintiff claimed £5 as per agreement for clearing a portion of land near Hoskingtown. Verdict…

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Queanbeyan District Court. Saturday, August 5

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 August 1882 · page 2

BEFORE his Honour Judge McFarland. A. CUNNIGHAM V. DAVID ANDERSON. Claim for £17 1s.—Mr. Davidson for plaintiff stated that defendant who was not present…

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Queanbeyan Licensing Court. Saturday, August 5

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 August 1882 · page 2

BEFORE O. Willans Esq., J.P., Licensing Magistrate, and G. F. De Salis, Esq., J.P. Michael Jackson applied through his attorney, Mr. H. S. Gannon, for a license for his…

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Local News and Notes. Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, August 8Th

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 August 1882 · page 2

BEFORE J.J. Wright, Esq., J.P., and Martin Byrne, Esq., J.P. Constable Dawson appeared to answer a summons charging him with assaulting Anna…

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Murder and Suicide by a Wife

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 August 1882 · page 2

THE most horrible tragedy recorded for some time past was enacted at St. Leonard's, on the Lane Cove-Road, yesterday morning. Shortly after ten o'clock the whole…

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Murder Will Out

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 August 1882 · page 4

SIXTEEN years ago Ladislaus Gzertyaufly, a wealthy landowner of Gzer in Hungury, was says the St James's Gazette), together with his wife and five children, murdered…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Roster for Tuesday, August 22

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 August 1882 · page 2

THE following are the magistrates appointed to dispose of the business on the police and summons sheet on the above date:- Messers. A.J. Cunningham…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, August, 22

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 August 1882 · page 2

Duke Colverwell was charged by the trustees of the Queanbeyan Commons with having on the 7th instant unlawfully depastured certain sheep on the Town Common of Queanbeyan,…

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